Killing of Libyan rebel commander strengthens resistance to UN condemnation of Syria

Syrian tanks shell Hama, the country's third largest city (Source: AFP)

By James M. Dorsey

The failure to identify the perpetrators of last week’s mysterious killing of a senior Libyan rebel military commander threatens to undermine fragile unity among Colonel Moammar Qaddafi’s NATO-backed opponents and complicates Western efforts to secure United Nations…